The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-01-08

wrote another in Kansas City just before
l left for the South, telling the editor OF
the mean way he had treated me, and
putting in more facts to show Fothering.
HAMS innocence. This was buried out IN
the prairie, and l left instructions with
friend Of mine to mail it after got three
or four days start. Well, he was shad
owed so closely by detectives that he
couldn't
"Did he know he was shadowedn
Certainly he did; but he was married
and had family and couldn't get cut"
"Was tnat Cooker
~ don't want to answer that; but see
they dug the letter up, and it is published
this morning.
"About the robbery again. Were you
On the train when it was delayed for an
hour by
TIE ROCK Of THE TEAC1}"
ayes ! was. Icould have got of then
but wasn't near enough to my plant"
"Dd you throw any clothes out Of the
car WiudOwf"
Eyes, there we're some clothes thrown
out, / believe"
Tell mo how you left the train and es-
capped"
81 got Of the train at a little crossing
D
walked around the town and followed a
little road to the Missouri river bank II
was eight or nine miles. and I got 20 the
river by day break. Ihad NV plant there,
so I changed INV clothing. cut off nv mus
tache with scissors, got into tho boat
| and foated down the river. After had
/ gone about six miles I struck a sand-bar
| and canned on if. | went through the
yalise there. and. think. left some papers
! q, tbo bar did the RsWJ,irlD oct the
nacl,ooos of nortoaoes and drarts I senty,
ITnon boino answered. in the Affirmative.
hesaia didn't vaptto destrov papers
atall stoppe3 on the saDd-b9r all day.
sleeninp most of the time When woke
mn Tbad the rheumatism in INV left ankle
So had that 7 limpad Then started down
the river again and that old sI,ifT leaked SO
badly that 7 had IN work hard TO keen
from unsnttinp 7 must have cot down
twenty or twentv-fve miles tbat dav. and
at NIGHT cot info a sIorgh fuI1 or snaos
that came near settling tbo whole husi.
ness. The boat wa, LEAKING fast. and so
! decided to lelve il After etonpino on n
mud hank until rornincr started down
the river apain and passel ST Charles
| Wednesday moon Got ont If the boat he
low ST. Charles and nlante1 If where il
was found | then took the ..gripn and
walked eight or nine miles across the
country TO some point ON the Keo.
lulx road I tool, the train there
and went To Louisiana Mo. was
afraid TO buv a paDer. and rot ont
of the town as quick as 7 could and
went To Kansas ('itv. stonno in Kansas
CITY for four or FIVE weeks and had a doc
Tor ATTENDING to nv rheumatism After
got well. about December g I went South
over the Gulf road to Memphis and Weeks
burg. Atlanta and Savannah. At Savannah
picked up an honest Young fellow named
Burnbam. whose parents live in Baltimore.
! brought him along with me to Chicago
to watch He didn't know ANYTHING about
this business. so I told him that had GOT
into trouble in Chicago and wanted him to
see if anv one was LAYING for me He was
arrested, but was let 60"
"Wbat were the circumstances Of vou
arresti,
,'Oh. Burnham andI went into little
, saloon near where kent nv coal office.
I and three men came in ana arrested ms
before we had q chance 70 fcht Kinney
, was to bring me some money that dav,
and he and Weaver were arrested to.
gether about the same time, The Pinker.
tons treated me splendid, and the men
have been with are mighty fine fellows
"What about the swcat-boX or dun
geonl"
'Tll take more of it. I like it. Porter.
house steak and snipe on toast"
'Where did you pick up Wcaver3"
ain Chicago. he or his wife kept
laundry few doors from me-"
''Where is Kinney!"
Gle is released think He didn't have
ANYTHING to do with the business" 4
'He was your brother-in-law,
Gle was supposed to be-" and here witt.
rock smiled.
Glow much money was thore in the
pileln
/ "To tell the truth Inever counted it. but
there was enough to buy cigars for long
time"
"Did YOU try to change anv of the 81. O0C
bills!r
mo, | didn't have TO- There were five
, dollar bills enough to last until 1902
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